Crafted from a faux leather material derived from Italian grapes’ leftovers, the collection will debut this week.

The partnership is aimed at fostering research and innovation in the leather goods manufacturing and tannery fields.

The leather goods trade show closed just before the coronavirus outbreak hit Milan and exhibitors urged to rethink the supply chain.

Francesco Freschi views digital, the Far East and leather goods as three main pillars to support the company’s development.

Under a new owner, Pineider has emerged from the brink of liquidation and its MD Giuseppe Rossi is developing a strategy that rests on the pillars of writing paper, luxury pens and leather goods, and expert production brought back to Florence. 

Sustainability was a key theme at the leather goods trade show.

Plus, Rosa Halpern’s bespoke, cool-girl leather brand expands into new fashion categories.

Located on the corner between Via Montenapoleone and Via Manzoni, the store presents a new blueprint by Casper Mueller Kneer Architects and covers 6,048 square feet.

The Italian luxury group is already seeing positive trends in full-price sales as it reports growing profits and revenues in the first six months of the year.

A second half expected to be in line with the first half, concerns over the Hong Kong protests, and a lack of significant improvements worried analysts, despite the company’s increase in sales and profitability in the period and the first signs of a turnaround.

The Florence-based company saw its core footwear and leather goods categories post gains and expects the second half of the year to be in line with the first.

This is part of a comprehensive sustainability and social responsibility strategy, said ceo Nicolas Girotto in his first interview since taking the helm of the company in May.

Located in Tuscany’s leather manufacturing area, the company specializes in printed leather.

Franco Gabbrielli will helm the association of Italian leather goods manufacturers until 2022, succeeding Riccardo Braccialini.

A new 64,583 square-foot unit located near Vicenza in the Veneto region will bow by the end of 2020.